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Isaiah 61:4-9

4And they shall buildוּבָנוּ֙u.va.NuH1129the oldעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769wastesחָרְב֣וֹתcha.re.VotH2723,they shall raise upיְקוֹמֵ֑מוּye.ko.Me.muH6965the formerרִֽאשֹׁנִ֖יםri.sho.NimH7223desolationsשֹׁמְמ֥וֹתsho.me.MotH8074,and they shall repairוְחִדְּשׁוּ֙ve.chi.de.ShuH2318the wasteחֹ֔רֶבCho.revH2721citiesעָ֣רֵי'A.reiH5892,the desolationsשֹׁמְמ֖וֹתsho.me.MotH8074of manyדּ֥וֹרDorH1755generationsוָדֽוֹר׃va.DorH1755.

5And strangersזָרִ֔יםza.RimH2114shall standוְעָמְד֣וּve.'a.me.DuH5975and feedוְרָע֖וּve.ra.'UH7462your flocksצֹאנְכֶ֑םtzon.KhemH6629,and the sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of the alienנֵכָ֔רne.KharH5236shall beyour plowmenאִכָּרֵיכֶ֖ם'i.ka.rei.KhemH406and your vinedressersוְכֹרְמֵיכֶֽם׃ve.kho.re.mei.KhemH3755.

6But ye shall be namedתִּקָּרֵ֔אוּti.ka.Re.'uH7121the Priestsכֹּהֲנֵ֤יko.ha.NeiH3548of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068: menshall callיֵאָמֵ֖רye.'a.MerH559you the Ministersמְשָׁרְתֵ֣יme.sha.re.TeiH8334of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430:ye shall eatתֹּאכֵ֔לוּto.Khe.luH398the richesחֵ֤ילcheilH2428of the Gentilesגּוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471,and in their gloryוּבִכְבוֹדָ֖םu.vikh.vo.DamH3519shall ye boastתִּתְיַמָּֽרוּ׃tit.ya.Ma.ruH3235yourselves.

7For your shameבָּשְׁתְּכֶם֙ba.she.te.KhemH1322ye shall havedoubleמִשְׁנֶ֔הmish.NehH4932; and forconfusionוּכְלִמָּ֖הu.khe.li.MahH3639they shall rejoiceיָרֹ֣נּוּya.Ro.nuH7442in their portionחֶלְקָ֑םchel.KamH2506:therefore in their landבְּאַרְצָם֙be.'ar.TzamH776they shall possessיִירָ֔שׁוּyi.Ra.shuH3423the doubleמִשְׁנֶ֣הmish.NehH4932:everlastingעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769joyשִׂמְחַ֥תsim.ChatH8057shall be unto them.

8For I the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068loveאֹהֵ֣ב'o.HevH157judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֔טmish.PatH4941,I hateשֹׂנֵ֥אso.Ne'H8130robberyגָזֵ֖לga.ZelH1498for burnt offeringH5930;and I will directוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414their workפְעֻלָּתָם֙fe.'u.la.TamH6468in truthבֶּאֱמֶ֔תbe.'e.MetH571,and I will makeאֶכְר֥וֹת'ekh.RotH3772an everlastingעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769covenantוּבְרִ֥יתu.ve.RitH1285with them.

9And their seedזַרְעָ֔םzar.'AmH2233shall be knownוְנוֹדַ֤עve.no.Da'H3045among the Gentilesבַּגּוֹיִם֙ba.go.YimH1471,and their offspringוְצֶאֱצָאֵיהֶ֖םve.tze.'e.tza.'ei.HemH6631amongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the peopleהָעַמִּ֑יםha.'a.MimH5971:all that seeרֹֽאֵיהֶם֙ro.'ei.HemH7200them shall acknowledgeיַכִּיר֔וּםya.ki.RumH5234them, that they arethe seedזֶ֖רַעZe.ra'H2233whichthe Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068hath blessedבֵּרַ֥ךְbe.RakhH1288.

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